Lesley Dabson

Richmond Bridge, London BY LESLEY DABSON, Original Oil Painting, Contemporary

An oil painting inspired by the stormy sea at the breakwater in Bude, Cornwall. The rough sea is conveyed through thick paint applied spontaneously with a palette knife. The colour p...

Oil on board - 3.5mm MDF. Portugal, Algarve. Walk to the beach, the turquoise waters are eye catching and the colours intense. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Original painting Oil paint on...

Meadow herb, Scottish borders by Natalie Bird, oil on board painting in an impressionist style. The landscape composes of mounatins in tones of blue in the background with pink flowe...

The view from Stinchcombe Hill, Gloucestershire with afternoon light. Original impasto painting featuring rolling hills and dashes of pinks, blues and greens. ADDITIONAL INFORMATIO...

"Annie Nobles Miller" Abstract Florida landscape oil on board painting Hand signed lower left Inscribed on verso St. Lucie County. Measures: Board 24"H x 30"W; Framed - 32"H x 38"W. Annie Miller was a member of the Indian River School of Painting, which was not a formal school but was a group of mostly African-American Florida working class people who wanted to paint. Following is the explanation of that school and its participants. Indian River School is a name applied to Floridian artists in the 1950's and 1960's. They were heavily influenced by nature. Most of the artists in this movement were African American. Their work is characterized by quick strokes and eschews traditional methods of paintings. The main influence for the group was a man named A.E. Backus, a Bohemian white man who mentored the group of young black artists. The group used to congregate in his studio and learnt to paint from 'Beanie' (as he was called) as a way out of their lower class labour jobs. Their work was powerful, dramatic yet captured the serenity and beauty of the Florida Although the exact count of artists mentored by A.E. Backus remains unknown, experts estimate it to be around 20 individuals, many of whom he supported through college. Albert Ernest "Beanie" Backus (1906–1990) was famous for his vivid, naturalist Florida landscapes capturing a fast-vanishing Florida wild lands. Backus would come to be seen as the seminal Florida landscape painter, and others who followed would emulate him. Primarily of the Indian River and Everglades areas of Florida. Backus was a Native Floridian artist of great importance recreating scenes of Florida's sky, rivers, ocean, back country, unpredictable weather, clouds, and birds. Born in Fort Pierce, FL to a family of talented boat designers and builders. His "Uncle" Reg Goodwin helped Backus as a young painter go to the Parsons School of Fine Art in New York in 1924. He was referred to as “Florida’s painter laureate,” and the “Dean of Florida’s landscape painters.”In addition to his influence on the Florida Highwaymen painters (Alfred Hair...

"Untitled" by Thane Gorek (Colorado, US based) is an oil on board depicting an aspen grove with jewel toned leaves. This piece is framed and ready to hang. Thane Gorek is an artist...

"Untitled III" by Thane Gorek (Colorado, US based) is an oil on board depicting an aspen grove with jewel toned leaves. This piece is framed and ready to hang. Thane Gorek is an ar...

"Untitled II" by Thane Gorek (Colorado, US based) is an oil on board depicting an aspen grove with jewel toned leaves. This piece is framed and ready to hang. Thane Gorek is an art...